Queen of the Road Awards moves to the Great American Truck Show
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In 2019, our organization moved our annual award event to the Great American Truck Show in Dallas,Texas to provide more access to women truck drivers who would like to attend this one of a kind event presented by the REAL Women in Trucking organization
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Queen of the Road Awards moves to the Great American Truck Show
- 2. Annual Queen of the Road Awards 2020
- 3. Trucking Industry Trailblazer Queen of the Road
- 4. The purpose for creating the Queen of the Road Awards was to create a dignified recognition award for women who work as truck drivers that have not only overcome personal challenges, but who also have demonstrated a “Pay it Forward” approach to help others by sharing their wisdom. These women exemplify the definition of “Servant Leadership”. “Servant Leaders” are defined by Robert K. Greenleaf as individuals who naturally want to serve others first and secondly, they make a conscious choice to lead. A servant leader is sharply different from those who lead first, and are driven by ego, the need for power, money and to acquire material possessions. “Giving Back” by providing accurate information to those who are struggling to find their way through truck driver training has been the cornerstone of the REAL Women in Trucking organization. Adversity is one element many individuals have experienced in their lives, but only the special few who take the time to give back with gratitude by helping someone else.
- 5. R.E.A.L. represents authenticity, REAL women help one another, they are not jealous of another woman’s success, they are motivated by it. R. Reaching Out E. Encouraging Others A. Achieving Personal Success L. Leadership
- 6. ERASED FROM TRUCKING HISTORY THE INSPIRATION
- 7. Circa 1976 – INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF WOMEN TRUCK DRIVERS
- 8. 1943-2015
- 11. GET REAL WITH US! • Volunteer for Advocacy Issues • Speak with Media • Join Our Board of Directors • Become a Paid Member REAL DRIVERS, REAL ISSUES
- 12. THANK YOU Queen of the Road Awards OFFICIAL SPONSOR
- 18. Cheryl Lynn Ibana-Bean Sandy Long Posthumous Carolyn “Reanae” Swiger Ramona Hogue Audrey White Michelle Scolari
- 19. Recognizing outstanding individuals that have served the trucking industry with distinction, dedication and professionalism.
- 21. Karen Shank is the legendary the Plaintiff who stood up against CRST Van Expedited , represented by the Bobhot & Riles law firm. Her case is unique since hundreds of women that have been affected by this carrier have not seen justice served. A jury awarded $1.5 Million after hearing what Karen Experienced in the CRST Van Expedited Training Program.
- 29. THANK YOU
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- Slide 1: Welcome everyone to this very special Queen of the Road Awards Ceremony presented by the REAL Women in Trucking as we introduce them to the Great American Truck Show as their new home. Today we are honoring five truck drivers with 2 different types of awards. RoadPro Family of Brands is the Official Sponsor of the Queen of the Road Awards During this presentation we are going to tell you some of the history behind these awards, how the nomination process works, how the winners are selected and then we will be meeting our award recipients as we honor them.
- Slide 2: My name is Desiree Wood and I am a truck driver. I am also the founder and President of the REAL Women in Trucking 501 (c)(6) driver membership organization The Queen of the Road Awards was created in 2017 to create a dignified recognition award for women who work as truck drivers that have overcome personal challenges and demonstrate a “Pay it Forward” approach to help others with gratitude. Since 2017, the award ceremony occurred during our annual cruise event that include educational workshops and team relationship building. Though we already hosted our 2019 award cycle during this year’s 5 day cruise to Key West and Cuba, we knew we wanted to move the Queen of the Road awards to a new location for the ceremony in order to make it more accessible to women truck drivers and those who truly support them to be able to attend the award presentation. For that reason, we decided to host this 2nd ceremony for 2019here at GATS and present some special awards to introduce them for the 2020 cycle. The criteria for nominee’s to be considered for the Queen of the Road Award is the following: They must be either a past or present Commercial Driver’s License holder. They must have hands-on experience to operate a tractor-trailer without the assistance and ability to deliver freight. The must fit the R.E.A.L. Criteria
- Slide 3 The Queen the Road Awards consists of 2 award types One award type requires voting and the other award is chosen by me. It is called the Trucking Industry Trailblazer Award, it is a President’s Choice Award To recognize outstanding individuals that have served the trucking industry with Distinction, Dedication and Professionalism. During this presentation you will see pictures past award notable nominees, and award recipients. Some of them are here that you can meet in person today. Idella Hansen is a 2017 Trucking Industry Trailblazer Award recipient Michelle Scolari is a 2019 Queen of the Road Award recipient. During a regular award cycle three women with the top votes receive the Queen of the Road Award. The award comes with a $500.00 Cash Gift with the Award Trophy and two are chosen for the Trucking Industry Trailblazer Award that comes with a $200.00 cash gift with the award trophy. In 2019, we had 4 women that tided to miss the 3rd spot by 1 vote so we recognized them with 4 honorable mention plaques. Two of those women are here today. Jess Graham who drives for Earl Henderson Trucking and Tamara Brock who drives for LTI Trucking, many know her best as Ms. Diva Trucker from her popular social media network and her recruiting / mentoring services. Today since we are holding this as a special event to move these awards here to GATS we are doing things a little different. Four individuals have been chosen by me for the President’s Choice to receive a Trucking Industry Trailblazer award and one very special Queen of the Road award that required no voting, you will understand why when you hear about this remarkable generous soul.
- Slide 4 So, let’s talk a little bit more about the purpose for these awards: The purpose for creating the Queen of the Road Awards was to create a dignified recognition award for women who work as truck drivers that have not only overcome personal challenges, but who also have demonstrated a “Pay it Forward” approach to help others by sharing their wisdom. These women exemplify the definition of “Servant Leadership”. “Servant Leaders” are defined by Robert K. Greenleaf as individuals who naturally want to serve others first and secondly, they make a conscious choice to lead. A servant leader is sharply different from those who lead first, and are driven by ego, the need for power, money and to acquire material possessions. “Giving Back” by providing accurate information to those who are struggling to find their way through truck driver training has been the cornerstone of the REAL Women in Trucking organization. Adversity is one element many individuals have experienced in their lives, but only the special few who take the time to give back with gratitude by helping someone else.
- Slide 5 Earlier I mentioned the “REAL” criteria. Most of you know that we are a driver organization that was initially created in 2010 as an informal protest group but that later became a formal 501 (c)(6) membership association We are real working drivers R.E.A.L. represents authenticity, REAL women help one another, they do not shut certain women out who do not fit the image they wish to portray in this industry. We are very diverse. We come in all shapes, and color combinations and that is not new, it’s only been hidden from view. Regardless of what our exterior appearance is, we have something in common with one another, we do what it takes to get the job done, we are truck drivers. REAL has meaning to us, it is an acronym R. Reaching Out E. Encouraging Others A. Achieving Personal Success L. Leadership
- Slide 6 Inspiration When I first became a truck driver in 2007, I had a very bad experience at my training fleet, and I wrote about it on the internet which led to a Dan Rather investigative report on television into truck driver training. The show was called “Queen of the Road”, I must admit that I was really upset when they used that title since I was barely a driver with less than 2 years of experience when the show came out. To say it ruffled some feathers would be an understatement and I felt it distracted many seasoned truck drivers, especially women, to mobilize behind a common concern which remains today and that is truck driver training fleets whose freight model uses student teams. My journey to research this industry and the issues I saw for women in trucking led me to learn about women that had been erased from trucking history. One common misconception I found was that most people think women are new to the trucking industry, but they are not. Luella Bates from Wisconsin is rarely cited as part of the history timeline of women truck drivers though the pictures are circa 1918 when freight trucks were first being designed. I also learned that in the late 1970’s there was a 150-member group of women that was written about in TIME magazine called the Coalition of Women Truck Drivers. One specifically named Adriesue ("Bitsy") Gomez, who was 33 at the time. The coalition had formed as a chapter in Los Angeles where I was born. Bitzy lived at Venice Beach for a period which is where I lived when I lived until I was about 9 years old. The coincidence led me to try to learn more about her and try to find her and learn why the coalition ceased to exist, what the issues were and how they came together to try to find solutions.
- Slide 7 The coalition of women truck drivers had organization cells in Dallas, Atlanta and central California. Bitzy was outspoken about what they called the “Sleeper Test”, she also sued many companies for hiring discrimination and fought for women’s bathrooms at truck stops. She was known internationally by women truck drivers, she was interviewed many times on the topics that affected single women who were truck drivers that did not have the benefit of a Father, spouse, brother or boyfriend to teach them how to drive so they could run solo. Bitzy lost her kids at one point after leaving them with a babysitter while she ran a load. It took Bitzy many years to get her kids out of foster care and that she was a truck driver made it very difficult. When she finally did get them back, her girls had been harmed while in foster care. They were changed forever. I did finally get to talk to Bitzy in about 2013 while she was in a hospital getting a hip replacement. Unfortunately, she died in 2015 before I could meet her in person. She was hit by a car while crossing the street as a pedestrian in Santa Ana, she was taken off life support by her Family.
- Slide 8 Bitzy was our first posthumous Queen of the Road Award recipient in 2017 Bitzy had three Daughters. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we were able to gift some of her family members a free trip to accept her posthumous award during our first cruise event on the 6-day cruise on the Carnival Conquest to the western Caribbean. Her Daughter Dolores brought a small handful of her ashes on the trip for the ceremony and then released them during a horseback ride on one of the islands we visited. Pictured here is one of Bitzy’s Daughters, Her Son in-law Juan and Her Brother Paul.
- Slide 9 RoadPro Brands is the Official Sponsor for the Queen of the Road Awards and we are going to introduce them her in a moment to say a few words but I want to also thank our past three year Diamond Sponsor of or lady truck driver events A, the law firm of Ackermann & Tilajef whose generosity has allowed us to host several educational events for women truck drivers, help some who call us and need immediate urgent assistance in a variety of ways and help women who have more access to our events by helping offset some of the cost.
- Slide 10 Our educational events have included a presentation from Jan Shelly the Senior Trial Attorney from the EEOC who led the team that won the $3.2 million-dollar discrimination case against Prime, Inc. and a presentation on LGBTQ Truck drivers by published author and scholar Anne Balay who is here today as an award presenter. awards
- Slide 11 If you would like to know more about our events or our organization, you can visit our website that is about to undergo a facelift. There is a lady truck driver events tab in the center though with information on past events. The website address is www.realwomeintrucking.org. Our team is handing out or annual report right now for you to take home. As you can see we operate on a small budget, we are working drivers but we get a lot done and we have some very significant achievements as you can see on page two of our annual report.
- Slide 12 Before we announce todays award recipients I want to take a moment to thank our Official sponsor for the Queen of the Road awards, RoadPro Family of Brands and have them come up here to introduce themselves and tell you more about what they have going on.
- Slide 13 Thank You Road Pro for helping us make this happen and I want to Thank Our Team Too ! They are helping in the booth and will be helping today to present these awards Published Author Anne Balay who also drove truck for a period of time 50-year veteran driver and RWIT Board Member Idella Hansen Rhonda Barr who helps us out with our booth when we are running around here at the GATS show, she is also Idella’s Daughter by the way. And the rest of our current RWIT leadership Chemical Tanker Driver Christine Gray Ms. Diva Trucker, Tamara Brock, Jess Graham, Michelle Scolari, and Brita Nowak all who are working drivers.
- Slide 14 Brita In March 2020, the nominations will re-open. SO if you know of someone you think should be nominated for this award start thinking about it now so you can write a nice bio to submit about them for the next award cycle. Once the nominations are received and they have met the REAL criteria, their names and pictures that are submitted with their nomination bio is removed. We do this to minimize bias in the voting process.
- Slide 15 Brita When the Queen of the Awards were first launched in 2017, some common threads began to emerge from the bios submitted. These ribbons represent the obstacles many of our notable nominees and award recipients have overcome. The loss of a child, of a significant other, domestic violence, addiction, rape, incest, many types of cancer including Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Breast cancer, an inoperable Brain Tumor, Lupus… they overcame, and truck driving was often part of their healing force.
- Slide 16 Jess Graham Notable nominees from all areas of trucking include oversize heavy haul flatbed, reefer, tanker drivers, new drivers, seasoned drivers from all backgrounds.
- Slide 17 Jess Graham My name is Jess Graham, I drive for Earl Henderson Trucking. These awards are important to the women who work as truck drivers because we see so many recognition awards in this industry that have criteria that a lot of us don’t feel recognizes the work that we do not just as truck drivers but to mentor new drivers or volunteer in our communities. Anyone who drives a truck know that it consumes your life. We all work super hard, recognition for our dedication means a lot to us but it also sends a message to new entrants that this is a serious job. We want them to see that and take pride in their work ethic like we do.
- Slide 18 Idella Hansen Hello, my name is Idella Hansen, RWIT has been humbled and honored to present these awards. Two of them posthumously, we hope that we do not have to do that in the future. We want women who work as truck drivers know they are appreciated in the here and now. So, I hope that you begin thinking now about who you might know that deserves to be nominated for the 2020 cycle of the Queen of the Road Awards. Let’s not wait until they are gone.
- Slide 19 Christine Gray On the Screen are past recipients of this award. Idella Hansen, Sandi Talbott, Tracy Livingston, Tracy Ellis, Michelle, Kitchin and Alta Brown. You can visit our website at www.realwomenintrucking.org to learn more about all of the past award recipients. We do not want them erased from trucking history again. Today we are doing things a little different as Desiree mentioned to celebrate moving the awards here to GATS with four Trucking Industry Trailblazer Awards Recognizing outstanding individuals that have served the trucking industry with distinction, dedication and professionalism. and one Special Queen of the Road Award. Our first award today goes to Karen Shank, and Desiree is going to tell you a little more about her. Desiree: Slide 20 Desiree Karen Shank is the legendary the Plaintiff who stood up against CRST Van Expedited , represented by the Bobhot & Riles law firm. Her case is unique since hundreds of women that have been affected by this carrier have not seen justice served. A jury awarded $1.5 Million after hearing what Karen Experienced in the CRST Van Expedited Training Program. Why it’s important? SO we don’t forget that you can get justice if you do not remain silent and keep fighting back.
- Slide 21 Karen’s Acceptance Speech Click to play Karen’s Video Acceptance Speech
- Slide 22 Tamara Brock Julie Hedglin was the lead Plaintiff in the recent $2.5 million-dollar settlement against Swift Transportation for unpaid detention time and unpaid rest breaks. Julie was represented by the law firms of India Lin Bodien Law and co-counsel Ackerman & Tilajef. In the next 15 days Thanks to Julie, similarly, situated truck drivers that resided in Washington State will start getting a check from this case. A few are as high as $19,000.00 although the average award was lower.
- Slide 23 Tamara Brock Julie is a courageous brave individual who was willing to take on a Goliath in the trucking industry to seek justice for her fellow drivers. We applaud her and we are honored to present her with this Trucking Industry Trailblazer Award for being a courageous plaintiff.
- Slide 24 Anne Balay RoniHazel is a Vietnam veteran who served our country in the armed services and as a truck driver with over 40 years in the industry. She participated in several of the truck driver protest shutdowns of the late 1970’s over fuel prices. She has driven everything from cement mixers to milk tankers but found her love as an open deck heavy hauler. She has been an owner operator since 2001. RoniHazel is a transgender truck driver who began her transition in 2006. She is a generous contributor to multiple organizations that are too countless to name but include some of the organizations that benefit the truck driver community. It is an honor to Thank You RoniHazel for you service to our country and present you with this Trucking Industry Trailblazer award for Diversity, Generosity and Courage. You are a trailblazer in many ways not only in the trucking industry but for some in the LGBTQ community who are just entering the industry.
- Slide 25 Brita Nowak Sharae Moore is from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she represents the new face of trucking, the millennials who have recently entered the industry in the past few years. Sharae is tech savvy, determined and motivated. She is a truck driver and an entrepreneur who launch a clothing brand called S.H.E. Trucking Apparel. Her brand awareness building created one of the most diverse truck driver groups for women in trucking that exists with over 4300 members called the S.H.E. trucking Sisterhood on Facebook. It’s so popular even Facebook recognized Sharae and created a feature video about her group and flew her to their Silicon Valley headquarters last year. The Sisterhood team Sharae has built help new breed of millennial drivers and potential drivers with coaching .as they move through different phases of the industry. Sharae has been able to do something extraordinary with her Sisterhood group to foster a positive truck driver community of Women helping women from diverse backgrounds. I am honored to give this award to Sharae for she is truly a Trucking Industry Trailblazer for excellence in fostering successful diversity.
- Slide 26 Michelle Scolari Its time now to give out a very special Queen of the Road Award that required no voting. Let me share with you this story. Cheryl Lynn Bean is a truck driver from Hawaii who was one of the Queen of the Road Award Recipients in 2018. Cheryl Lynn was diagnosed with lupus in 1998 when she was only 28 years old. Lupus damaged her kidneys and caused them to fail. After seven years on dialysis she received a kidney transplant in 2013. In 2017, the cadaver kidney she received began to fail so in 2017 and she had to return to dialysis. Doctors said a second kidney transplant was critical, and Cheryl Lynn began searching for a living donor using social media. Through one of the posts on our REAL Women in Trucking page, a lady truck driver named Elizabeth Sweet learned about Cheryl Lynn stepped up to volunteer to donate a kidney. She wasn’t the only one though who inquired about helping Cheryl either, but Elizabeth is a match. This act of generosity is so touching, we decided that we wanted to present a special Queen of the Road Award to Elizabeth that didn’t require going through the voting process in 2020. This award comes with a $500.00 cash gift and Elizabeth needs help with funds during her recuperation time. It’s really a drop in the bucket of what she needs and there are a couple fundraising pages up to help with these costs if you would like to contribute.
- Slide 27 Idella Hansen We were hoping to have Cheryl Lynn here to present this special award to Elizabeth, but she wasn’t feeling well but it is from all of us with great honor to give this award to Elizabeth Sweet today.
- Slide 28 Tamara Brock Moving forward into 2020 we want to you to be ready to participate in the next award cycle. You can find details on our website on the dates the nominations will open, how to submit the bios and how the award selection process works. We hope to see you all here next year as we honor the 2020 award recipients and we would like to thank RoadPro brands again for making this possible to bring the Queen of the Road Awards her to the Great American Truck Show as their new home.
- Slide 29 Desiree Thank you